You can also build your .msi file with WiX and use the "Bootstrapper Manifest Generator" and the VS 2005 SDK for generating a bootstrapper.
You can get the tool here: http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=ddb4f08c-7d7c-4f44-a009-ea19fc812545 David Thielen schrieb: > I take it I would have to use the VS installer instead of WIX? We can’t > do that as we use a lot of WIX functionality that does not exist in the > VS installer. > > > > I wish WIX had this capability… > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > > > > David Thielen > > www.windwardreports.com <http://www.windwardreports.com> > > 303-499-2544 x1185 > > > > Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Erv Walter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:12 AM > *To:* David Thielen; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] Need recomendation - including .NET redist > > > > Visual Studio also includes a bootstrapper that can install your > prerequisites and then launch your setup. It can get the prereqs from > your local CD, or if you are mostly a downloaded product, it can > download the prereqs from the official microsoft site when/if they are > needed. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Michael > Osmond > *Sent:* Monday, December 04, 2006 8:33 PM > *To:* David Thielen; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] Need recomendation - including .NET redist > > Dave, > > > > You could have a look at the "Microsoft Component Installer" > (PSetup). It provides a bootstrap that will install your > redistributables and then your app. The redistributables can be got > from local source or the web. > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms994369.aspx > > > > Michael > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *David > Thielen > *Sent:* Tuesday, 5 December 2006 12:03 PM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [WiX-users] Need recomendation - including .NET redist > > Hi; > > > > We have had feedback from 4 potential customers that having .NET 2.0 as > a prerequisite with the message taking them to the download made our > installer "too difficult and too complicated" (and note - these are > programmers!) > > > > So we need to have installing the .NET framework (and J# redist) as an > automatic part of our install. So my questions are: > > > > 1) Is it better to have the redist in our install, or have it that when > they click Next it downloads it and runs it automatically? > > > > 2a) If it's include it, anything special we have to do to have this in > our installer? > > > > 2b) If it's download and run, how do we set that up to go? > > > > thanks - dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
